diff --git a/examples/drm.rs b/examples/drm.rs
index 319b8aa..197dcc7 100644
--- a/examples/drm.rs
+++ b/examples/drm.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use wayland_server::{EventLoopHandle, StateToken};
+use wayland_server::{StateToken, StateProxy};
 
 fn main() {
     // A logger facility, here we use the terminal for this example
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ fn main() {
     {
         // Initialize the hardware backend
         let renderer = device
-            .create_backend(crtc, mode, vec![connector_info.handle()])
+            .create_backend(event_loop.state(), crtc, mode, vec![connector_info.handle()])
             .unwrap();
 
         /*
          * Initialize glium
          */
-        let mut frame = renderer.draw();
+        let mut frame = event_loop.state().get(renderer).draw();
         frame.clear_color(0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0);
         frame.finish().unwrap();
     }
@@ -140,11 +140,10 @@ pub struct DrmHandlerImpl {
 }
 
 impl DrmHandler<GliumDrawer<DrmBackend>> for DrmHandlerImpl {
-    fn ready(&mut self, evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, device: &StateToken<DrmDevice<GliumDrawer<DrmBackend>>>,
-             crtc: &crtc::Handle, _frame: u32, _duration: Duration) {
-        let state = evlh.state();
-        let dev = state.get(device);
-        let drawer = dev.backend_for_crtc(crtc).unwrap();
+    fn ready<'a, S: Into<StateProxy<'a>>>(&mut self, state: S, _device: &mut DrmDevice<GliumDrawer<DrmBackend>>,
+             backend: &StateToken<GliumDrawer<DrmBackend>>, _crtc: crtc::Handle, _frame: u32, _duration: Duration) {
+        let state = state.into();
+        let drawer = state.get(backend);
         let mut frame = drawer.draw();
         frame.clear_color(0.8, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0);
         // redraw the frame, in a simple but inneficient way
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ impl DrmHandler<GliumDrawer<DrmBackend>> for DrmHandlerImpl {
         frame.finish().unwrap();
     }
 
-    fn error(&mut self, _evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle, _device: &StateToken<DrmDevice<GliumDrawer<DrmBackend>>>,
+    fn error<'a, S: Into<StateProxy<'a>>>(&mut self, _state: S, _device: &mut DrmDevice<GliumDrawer<DrmBackend>>,
              error: DrmError) {
         panic!("{:?}", error);
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/mod.rs b/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
index aa63895..c7aba96 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/mod.rs
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@
 //!
 //! // Create the backend
 //! let backend: StateToken<DrmBackend> = device.create_backend(
-//!     &mut event_loop,
+//!     event_loop.state(),
 //!     crtc,
 //!     mode,
 //!     vec![connector_info.handle()]
-//! ).unwrap();
+//! ).unwrap().clone();
 //! # }
 //! ```
 //!
@@ -118,12 +118,13 @@
 //! #
 //! # use drm::control::{Device as ControlDevice, ResourceInfo};
 //! # use drm::control::connector::{Info as ConnectorInfo, State as ConnectorState};
+//! use drm::control::crtc::{Handle as CrtcHandle};
 //! use drm::result::Error as DrmError;
 //! # use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 //! # use std::time::Duration;
 //! use smithay::backend::drm::{DrmDevice, DrmBackend, DrmHandler, drm_device_bind};
 //! use smithay::backend::graphics::egl::EGLGraphicsBackend;
-//! use wayland_server::{EventLoopHandle, StateToken};
+//! use wayland_server::{StateToken, StateProxy};
 //! #
 //! # fn main() {
 //! #
@@ -145,29 +146,32 @@
 //! # let crtc = res_handles.crtcs()[0];
 //! # let mode = connector_info.modes()[0];
 //! # let backend: StateToken<DrmBackend> = device.create_backend(
-//! #     &mut event_loop,
+//! #     event_loop.state(),
 //! #     crtc,
 //! #     mode,
 //! #     vec![connector_info.handle()]
-//! # ).unwrap();
+//! # ).unwrap().clone();
 //!
 //! struct MyDrmHandler;
 //!
 //! impl DrmHandler<DrmBackend> for MyDrmHandler {
-//!     fn ready(&mut self,
-//!              evlh: &mut EventLoopHandle,
-//!              _device: &mut DrmDevice<DrmBackend>,
-//!              backend: &StateToken<DrmBackend>,
-//!              _frame: u32,
-//!              _duration: Duration)
+//!     fn ready<'a, S: Into<StateProxy<'a>>>(
+//!         &mut self,
+//!         state: S,
+//!         _device: &mut DrmDevice<DrmBackend>,
+//!         backend: &StateToken<DrmBackend>,
+//!         _crtc: CrtcHandle,
+//!         _frame: u32,
+//!         _duration: Duration)
 //!     {
 //!         // render surfaces and swap again
-//!         evlh.state().get(backend).swap_buffers().unwrap();
+//!         state.into().get(backend).swap_buffers().unwrap();
 //!     }
-//!     fn error(&mut self,
-//!              _: &mut EventLoopHandle,
-//!              device: &mut DrmDevice<DrmBackend>,
-//!              error: DrmError)
+//!     fn error<'a, S: Into<StateProxy<'a>>>(
+//!         &mut self,
+//!         _state: S,
+//!         device: &mut DrmDevice<DrmBackend>,
+//!         error: DrmError)
 //!     {
 //!         panic!("DrmDevice errored: {}", error);
 //!     }
@@ -176,7 +180,8 @@
 //! // render something (like clear_color)
 //! event_loop.state().get(&backend).swap_buffers().unwrap();
 //!
-//! let _source = drm_device_bind(&mut event_loop, device, MyDrmHandler).unwrap();
+//! let device_token = event_loop.state().insert(device);
+//! let _source = drm_device_bind(&mut event_loop, device_token, MyDrmHandler).unwrap();
 //!
 //! event_loop.run().unwrap();
 //! # }